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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage (1993)	6,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1993)	6,000–10,000 birds	B1iv

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Not assessed	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Samra sewage station	Other Area (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	75
Desert	25

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khirbat al Samra (sewage works) (Jordan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khirbat-al-samra-(sewage-works)-iba-jordan on 25/12/2024.